disrobing

verb

present participle of disrobe
as in undressing
to remove clothing from the doctor instructed the patient to disrobe himself before the examination

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Recent Examples of disrobing Her multiyear process of disrobing was complete. — Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026 The Mormon wife inexplicably opened up her cha cha by donning a faux pregnant belly before quickly disrobing to show off her ballroom-friendly fringe. — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrobing
  1. undressing
  2. stripping
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  • Sean Gardner, a once prominent youth gymnastics coach, was sentenced to 90 years in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty of secretly recording young female students undressing and using the bathroom at a Mississippi gym.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The smart glasses users, some in California, allege the gadget captured footage of themselves and family members undressing, going to the bathroom, having sex and entering passwords.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of undressing
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  • Burglars broke into one of her units overnight, stripping out the copper wiring and making off with every large appliance inside.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • France Télévisions film chief Manuel Alduy has warned that the far-right Rassemblement National’s plan to privatize public broadcasting would devastate French cinema, stripping it from one of its biggest financiers.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of stripping

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“Disrobing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrobing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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